Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture – Details, episodes & analysis

The Rise and Fall of Mr Blobby (and Noel Edmonds) Episode 1: Noel's ascent from radio nerd to Saturday Night titan In the first episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine explore the incredible rise and fall of Mr Blobby and Noel Edmonds. Join them on a journey from the early days of pirate radio, all the way to the giddy heights of Saturday night appointment to view TV in the early 1990's. .. With scenic stop-offs via iconic British Radio and TV shows such as; - Radio 1 - Top of the Pops - Multi-Coloured Swap Shop - Top Gear - The Late Late Breakfast Show And of course, the legendary 'Noel's House Party' which became the breeding ground for the infamous pink and yellow menace, Mr Blobby. .. Enjoy!! If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COMING SOON - 1st Jan 2026 Join Josh Widdicombe (Parenting hell) as he tells the greatest stories in the history of popular culture. Partnered each time by one of his best friends in the world (comedians Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby or Suzi Ruffell) Josh takes us through the wildest stories of unhinged genius, world dominating success and shaming failure. Mr Blobby, The KLF, East 17, Dallas, Ghostwatch, the Sinclair C5, U2, Mary Whitehouse, Apocalypse Now, David Hasselhoff… all will be covered at some point plus more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rise and Fall of Mr Blobby (and Noel Edmonds) Episode 2: The Ascent of Blobby In the second episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Tom Craine explore the incredible rise and fall of Mr Blobby and Noel Edmonds. At the height of his powers, Noel unleashes Blobby on an unsuspecting British public and he becomes a superstar in a way nobody could have imagined or predicted. What follows is a wholesale takeover of British pop culture that culminates in the most coveted prize of all - the chart topping Christmas #1 selling single!! Enjoy!! If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rise and Fall of Mr Blobby (and Noel Edmonds) Episode 3: Done Blobbin' - Mr Blobby's Downfall In the penultimate episode of the series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian Tom Craine explore the incredible rise and fall of Mr Blobby and Noel Edmonds. When we left him at the end of episode 2, Mr Blobby's fame and notoriety had hit giddy stratospheres… He topped the music charts with a Christmas #1 single...  His face was on countless lunchboxes, pencil cases, and allegedly - lampshades all across the nation… But his giant rubber reach was about to exceed his grasp, and as Blobby fatigue set in across the nation his fall from grace was imminent… We also take a lovely nostalgic detour through the archives of iconic British TV puppets via everyone's favourite rodent, Roland Rat. And we discuss the birth of breakfast television on BBC and ITV. Enjoy!! If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rise and Fall of Mr Blobby (and Noel Edmonds) Episode 4: To Blob, or not to Blob... And so we reach the final chapter of the Rise and Fall of Mr Blobby and Noel Edmonds… The former is now firmly in the rear view mirror, although like all great legends - they never truly die and I have a feeling we may see him again… And the latter is about to experience a late career renaissance in the form of a Dutch quiz show format which ruled the airwaves largely due to his broadcasting brilliance… And then, unsurprisingly, things take an even more bizarre turn… Thanks for joining us on this journey xxx Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hit Factory: Stock, Aitken and Waterman Episode 1: From Coventry schoolboy to the King of Disco In the first episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of Stock, Aitken and Waterman's 'Hit Factory' record label... Join them on a journey from the over crowded post war class rooms of Coventry to the top of the British pop charts (via a few scenic detours to New York and the infamous Studio 54, a very brief spell as a grave-digger, and a run of chart topping hits that included making a superstar of Kylie, Jason, and their office tea boy - Rick Astley) It's a spectacular rags to riches story - and we've barely scratched the surface of it yet. Enjoy!! Episode 2 is available on all podcast platfroms on the 14th January. If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hit Factory: Stock, Aitken and Waterman Episode 2: From Tea Boy to Chart Topper In the second episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of Stock, Aitken and Waterman's 'Hit Factory' record label... When we left them, the trio’s lives and careers had just converged, and the taste of that early success meant they agreed to collaborate on a new record label… Little did they know they were about to go on an insane run of chart topping pop success with the likes of…  Cliff Richard, Mel and Kim, Bananarama, Sinitta and Rick Astley… They would help to define a decade in pop music, but also label them as “being second to Margaret Thatcher as ‘the worst thing about the 1980s.’” Episode 3 is available on all podcast platfroms on the 17th January. If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hit Factory: Stock, Aitken and Waterman Episode 3: Everyone's Favourite Neighbour(s) In the third episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of Stock, Aitken and Waterman's 'Hit Factory' record label... When we left them, Stock, Aitken and Waterman were fully in their pomp and had topped the charts with countless hits. The jewel in their crown - Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give you up’ - was #1 in 27 countries! And just when they thought things couldn’t get any better, a nearly shambolic encounter with a then barely famous soap actress called Kylie Minogue took the Hit Factory to a whole new level… this episode is especially for you. Enjoy!! xxx If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hit Factory: Stock, Aitken and Waterman Episode 4: The Factory Faces Closure In the final episode of the series Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby conclude the amazing story of Stock, Aitken and Waterman's 'Hit Factory' record label... When we left them the trio were at the height of their success… Multiple Ivor Novello awards, more hit songs than The Beatles... And yet despite all this, the cracks had appeared as unbelievably they were losing money at an alarming rate… And like many artists and bands before them, creative differences meant they were heading for an inevitable fall… Enjoy!! xxx If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! Coming up on the next series of Museum of Pop Culture… We look at the incredible life and career of the Knightrider himself - David Hasselhoff. From his early TV career, to the creation of the biggest show in the world in Baywatch,  and most amazingly of all… was he personally responsible for the fall of the Berlin wall? Tune in to find out all that and more on the next series of Museum of Pop Culture… A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 1: Young and Restless - The Origin of The Hoff In the first episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Matthew Crosby discuss the amazing story of David Hasselhoff and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Enjoy!! All episodes for this series are available to listen to now if you go to; https://museumofpopculture.supportingcast.fm/ And join the Museum of Pop Culture fan club. If you want to get in touch with the show... Email: museumofpopculturepod@gmail.com Instagram: museumofpopculturepod New episodes are released twice weekly. Please subscribe, leave a review, and spread the word if nostalgic pop culture is your cup of tea!! A Keep It Light Media Production (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices